This is a replica of a 1797 "East Indiaman" merchant ship that created the wealth of Salem.
The Salem Custom House (1819) is at the foot of the old docks. In its heyday as a merchant port, Salem was the 6th largest city in the U.S. and collected 25% of its revenue. Nathaniel Hawthorne once worked here.
The Hawkes House (1780) was used as a privateer prize warehouse by Elias Hasket Derby during the Revolution, and later passed to Benjamin Hawkes, a shipyard owner.
This house was built in the 17th century and was home and shop for such craftsmen and tradesmen as a slaughterer and tanner, a rope-maker, and a cent-shop proprietor. The peaked roof marks the original house; the rest was added on over the centuries.
Shipowner Elias Derby was one of the wealthiest men in Salem, and built this imposing brick house right on the waterfront in 1762. This is the oldest brick house in Salem.
Part of the Maritime National Historic Site, this store illustrated the types of goods that were imported and sold in the 19th century - sugar, molasses, tropical fruits, spices, tea, etc.